The Cambridge Companion To Samuel Johnson - new book

This Companion provides a unique introduction and guide to the works and life of one of the key figures in English literary history. The source of endless familiar aphorisms, the compiler of the first great dictionary in English, the greatest of essayists, and one of the most distinctive characters and conversationalists in our literary culture, Johnson is here surveyed in his entirety. Chapters on the major works, his life, conversation, letters and critical reception appear alongside fresh thematic essays, a chronology and a guide to further reading. Books, Fiction and Literature, Literary Theory and Criticism, British, The Cambridge Companion To Samuel Johnson Books>Fiction and Literature>Literary Theory and Criticism>British, Cambridge University Press

This Companion provides a unique introduction and guide to the works and life of one of the key figures in English literary history. The source of endless familiar aphorisms, the compiler of the first great dictionary in English, the greatest of essayists, and one of the most distinctive characters and conversationalists in our literary culture, Johnson is here surveyed in his entirety. Chapters on the major works, his life, conversation, letters and critical reception appear alongside fresh thematic essays, a chronology and a guide to further reading. The Cambridge Companion to Samuel Johnson Clingham, Greg, Cambridge University Press

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PR], Neuware - This COMPANION provides a unique introduction and guide to the works and life of one of the key figures in English literary history. One of the most distinctive characters and conversationalists in our literary culture, Samuel Johnson is here surveyed in his entirety. Chapters covering major works, his life, conversation, letters, and critical reception appear alongside fresh thematic essays, a chronology and a guide to further reading. 10 photos. -, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 227x151x18 mm, [GW: 472g]

Edited by: Greg Clingham

Title:

The Cambridge Companion to Samuel Johnson

ISBN:

0521556252

This COMPANION provides a unique introduction and guide to the works and life of one of the key figures in English literary history. One of the most distinctive characters and conversationalists in our literary culture, Samuel Johnson is here surveyed in his entirety. Chapters covering major works, his life, conversation, letters, and critical reception appear alongside fresh thematic essays, a chronology and a guide to further reading. 10 photos.